Windsor in Pictures: May 8, 2012

Dax Melmer, The Windsor Star05.09.2012

Sue Dalton and her granddaughter Selena (last name not given), take a stoll through Sadler's Pond in Essex, Tuesday, May 8, 2012.

Dax Melmer
/ The Windsor Star

A painted turtle is pictured on a bike path at Sadler's Pond in Essex, Ont., Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Sherry Bondy, Essex councillor for Ward 4, is trying to get better protection for the snapping turtle (not pictured). While not endangered it is a species of special concern.Dax Melmer
/ The Windsor Star

City Parks and Rec workers Luciana Verardi (L) and Victoria Tran do some last minute grass trimming at the Ford Test track soccer pitches Tuesday, May 8, 2012, in Windsor, Ont. Summer leagues will be soon in full swing at the facility.Dan Janisse
/ The Windsor Star

Councillor Al Maghnieh speaks to the media outside of council chambers at city hall in Windsor, Ont. on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Maghnieh announced he plans to stay on city council.Tyler Brownbridge
/ The Windsor Star

Kyle Kaufmann, an officer with the Windsor/Essex County Humane Society, catches a racoon believed to have distemper in Tecumseh, Ont., Tuesday, May 8, 2012.Dax Melmer
/ The Windsor Star

Josh Rene is shown in front of the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont. on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Rene, whose father died while working on the bridge 11 years ago, will take part in a rally for workers this weekend.Tyler Brownbridge
/ The Windsor Star

Justin Stewart, 11, shows off his tupperware container full of catfish while at Sadler's Pond in Essex, Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Stewart missed his bus to school so decided to go fishing instead.Dax Melmer
/ The Windsor Star

Sherry Bondy, Essex councillor for Ward 4, is pictured at Sadler's Pond in Essex, Ont., with a painted turtle, Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Bondy is trying to get better protection for the snapping turtle (not pictured). While not endangered it is a species of special concern.Dax Melmer
/ The Windsor Star

Kyle Kaufmann, an officer with the Windsor/Essex County Humane Society, catches a racoon believed to have distemper in Tecumseh, Ont., Tuesday, May 8, 2012.Dax Melmer
/ The Windsor Star

Sherry Bondy, Essex councillor for Ward 4, is pictured at Sadler's Pond in Essex, Ont., with a painted turtle, Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Bondy is trying to get better protection for the snapping turtle (not pictured). While not endangered it is a species of special concern.Dax Melmer
/ The Windsor Star

Councillor Al Maghnieh speaks to the media outside of council chambers at city hall in Windsor, Ont. on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Maghnieh announced he plans to stay on city council.Tyler Brownbridge
/ The Windsor Star

Sherry Bondy, Essex councillor for Ward 4, is pictured at Sadler's Pond in Essex, Ont., with a painted turtle, Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Bondy is trying to get better protection for the snapping turtle (not pictured). While not endangered it is a species of special concern.Dax Melmer
/ The Windsor Star

Councillor Al Maghnieh speaks to the media outside of council chambers at city hall in Windsor, Ont. on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Maghnieh announced he plans to stay on city council.Tyler Brownbridge
/ The Windsor Star

Councillor Al Maghnieh speaks to the media outside of council chambers at city hall in Windsor, Ont. on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Maghnieh announced he plans to stay on city council.Tyler Brownbridge
/ The Windsor Star

Dan Lebedyk, left, a conservation biologist for the Essex Region Conservation Authority, and Sherry Bondy, Essex councillor for Ward 4, are pictured at Sadler's Pond in Essex, Ont., Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Bondy is trying to get better protection for the snapping turtle. While not endangered it is a species of special concern.Dax Melmer
/ The Windsor Star

Councillor Al Maghnieh speaks to the media outside of council chambers at city hall in Windsor, Ont. on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Maghnieh announced he plans to stay on city council.Tyler Brownbridge
/ The Windsor Star

Kyle Kaufmann, an officer with the Windsor/Essex County Humane Society, catches a racoon believed to have distemper in Tecumseh, Ont., Tuesday, May 8, 2012.Dax Melmer
/ The Windsor Star

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